Processing times (table)

The time required to process applications varies due to a number of factors (overall selection objectives by geographic pool and immigration category, volume of applications for a Québec Selection Certificatesubmitted from various territories, international context).

These processing times apply to applications for a Québec Selection Certificate only. They do not include those that apply to applications to the Government of Canada for permanent residence.

Information regarding processing times is updated regularly.

Procedure
Identify your country of habitual residence (the one you recorded in your application for a selection certificate). Applications currently processed during the selection interview are those that were SUBMITTED IN THE MONTHS INDICATED and were COMPLETE at that time (ready for the interview: duly completed form and declarations, certified supporting documents, certified translation, full payment of fees). Currently, no selection interviews are being conducted in countries where no month has been indicated.

To find out about processing times, select the country where you legally reside (the one you recorded in your application for a Québec Selection Certificate):

Asia – BIQ in Hong Kong

Country Month (see note) Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bora Bora, Brunei, Buthan, Caroline Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Kosrae, Laos, Macao, Maldives, Marianas Islands, Marshall islands, Micronasia, Midway Island, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Palau (Belau), Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Island, Ponape, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Tahiti, Taïwan, Thailand, Tonga, Truk Island, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wake Island, Wallis, Western Samoa, Yap Island No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Philippines January 20103 People's Republic of China December 20093 India July 20093 Indonesia, Mongolia March 20093 Malaisia December 20083 Cambodia, Vietnam November 20083 Sri Lanka August 20083 Pakistan May 20083

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.

Africa (excluding the Maghreb) – BIQ in Paris

Country Month (see note) Angola, Ascension Island, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Comoro Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Southern Territories, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Martinique, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Chad October 20093 Benin, Gambie, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saint-Helena, Réunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Togo September 20093

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.

Latin America (Northern region) – BIQ in Mexico City

Country Month (see note) Anegada, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bequia, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Canouan, Carriacou Island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jost Van Dyke, Mayreau, Montserrat, Mustique, Nevis, Nicaragua, Panama, Redonda, Saba, Saint-Barthélémy, Saint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, St. Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Surinam, Tortola, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Union Island No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Colombia November 20093 Bolivia, Peru September 20093 Mexico, Venezuela August 20093

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.

Latin America (Southern region) – BIQ in São Paulo

Country Month (see note) Brazil, Chile, Easter Island, Falkland Islands No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay February 20103

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.

North America – Direction de l'immigration économique – Amérique du nord

Country Month (see note) Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Virgin Islands (American) No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Canada (excluding Québec), United States October 20093 Québec4 September 20093

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

Western Europe – BIQ in Paris

Country Month (see note) Azores, Andorra, Canary Islands, Channel Islands, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Isle of Man, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Scotland, Svalbard, Vatican, Wales No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland November 20093

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.

Eastern Europe – BIQ in Vienna

Country Month (see note) Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Moldova, Ukraine October 20093 Albania, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia November 20093

¹If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.

Maghreb – Direction de l'immigration économique – Maghreb

Country Month (see note) Libya, Mauritania, Western Sahara No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Morocco July 20083 Algeria, Tunisia July 20073

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview

Middle East – BIQ in Damascus

Country Month (see note) Bahrain, Kuwait City, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Azerbaïdjan, Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, West Bank October 20093 Egypt, Gaza, Sudan September 20093

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.

	USEFUL INFORMATION
	Selection missions for skilled workers are carried out in several countries at different times of the year. Some missions can take place on the same dates in a given territory. Consult the schedule of selection missions which is updated every two months, but is subject to change at any time.